Steve Kelemen's Discussions

Hi Everyone,I was wondering if there were a more secular alternative to Al-Anon? I recently attended a meeting to try to help me deal with the fact that my my is an alcoholic. The person that asked…Continue

"I would look for an alternative to AA's methodology, not just its religious orientation. It has an astronomical failure rate.
Many studies have been performed to study the efficacy of the AA program, but many of these studies have been flawed.…"

Hi Everyone,I was wondering if there were a more secular alternative to Al-Anon? I recently attended a meeting to try to help me deal with the fact that my my is an alcoholic. The person that asked me to go with them because it helped her deal with her husbands alcoholism. She reassured me that it wasn't religious but more spiritual. During the meeting it became perfectly clear that was not the case. It was clear that the god they were talking about was the Christian god and even ended the…See More

"I let my kids form their own opinion on the subject. They always knew what my point of view was and I answered any questions they asked with as much neutrality as possible. I let them go with their aunt to vacation Bible school and church…"